Efficacy and safety of albendazole alone versus albendazole in combination with ivermectin for the treatment of <em>Trichuris trichiura</em>... (Publications)
alone, both in terms of cure rates (31.3% versus 12.3%, difference 18.9%-points, 95% CI 6.2-31.2, p < 0.004) and in terms of egg reduction rates (ERRs; 91.4% versus 52.7%). A higher cure rate against co-infecting
Effects of performance-based financing on availability, quality, and use of family planning services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an impact... (Publications)
points, respectively. The program also improved the process quality of family planning consultations by 0.59 standard deviations. Despite these improvements, and in addition to reductions in service fees, the
Estimating prevalence and infection intensity of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Kato-Katz in school-age... (Publications)
trichiura, and fair for hookworm. Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence was 4.7% (municipality range, 0-14.3%), and no Ancylostoma ceylanicum was detected by qPCR. Despite suboptimal performance, presumably
Cross-sectional study of the burden and determinants of non-medical and opportunity costs of accessing chronic disease care in rural Tanzania (Publications)
US$2.03 (SD: 2.82). In addition, they incur a monthly illness-related opportunity cost of US$10.19 (US$0-59.34). Factors associated with higher non-medical costs included multimorbidities, hypertension, health
Effects of performance-based financing on availability, quality, and use of family planning services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: an impact... (Publications)
points, respectively. The program also improved the process quality of family planning consultations by 0.59 standard deviations. Despite these improvements, and in addition to reductions in service fees, the
Estimating prevalence and infection intensity of soil-transmitted helminths using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and kato-katz in school-age... (Publications)
trichiura, and fair for hookworm. Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence was 4.7% (municipality range, 0-14.3%), and no Ancylostoma ceylanicum was detected by qPCR. Despite suboptimal performance, presumably
Cross-sectional study of the burden and determinants of non-medical and opportunity costs of accessing chronic disease care in rural Tanzania (Publications)
US$2.03 (SD: 2.82). In addition, they incur a monthly illness-related opportunity cost of US$10.19 (US$0-59.34). Factors associated with higher non-medical costs included multimorbidities, hypertension, health
Safety and protective efficacy of PfSPZ vaccine administered to HIV negative and positive Tanzanian adults (Publications)
well tolerated in HIV+ vaccinees, but not protective. Vaccine efficacy was 80% in HIV- vaccinees (P = 0.012), whose sera had significantly higher inhibition of PfSPZ invasion of hepatocytes and enrichment
Permeate microbiome reflects the biofilm microbial community in a gravity-driven woven-fiber microfiltration (WFMF) system for wastewater treatment (Publications)
reduced microbial activity, as measured by intact cell counts and intracellular ATP, by 48.7% and 58.0%, respectively. Biofilm structure, investigated by various imaging techniques, including scanning electron
Association of sociocultural stressors with bipolar disorder onset in Puerto Rican youth growing up as members of a minoritized ethnic group: results... (Publications)
1000 person-years compared to 1.08 new cases in San Juan (incidence rate difference, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.09-1.20). After adjusting for potential confounders, South Bronx children had the same lifetime hazard
